EP1441427B1 - Herstellungsverfahren eines metallischen Gehäuses für eine Zündkerze, Herstellungsverfahren einer Zündkerze mit einem metallischen Gehäuse und Zündkerze hiermit hergestellt - Google Patents
Herstellungsverfahren eines metallischen Gehäuses für eine Zündkerze, Herstellungsverfahren einer Zündkerze mit einem metallischen Gehäuse und Zündkerze hiermit hergestellt Download PDFInfo
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- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21K—MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
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- H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
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- the present invention relates to a method of making a metallic shell for a spark plug. Further, the present invention relates to a method of making a spark plug having a metallic shell and a spark plug produced by the same.
- a spark plug serves as a spark discharging means in an ignition system and includes a tubular metallic shell.
- the metallic shell is so shaped as to have a stepped, concentric through hole including, in the order from a basic end side to a tip end side thereof, a large diameter hole section, an intermediate diameter hole section smaller in diameter than the large diameter hole section and a small diameter hole section smaller in diameter than the intermediate hole section.
- tip end side is herein used to indicate the side where a spark discharging section of a spark plug is located.
- the above-described metallic shell is formed from a solid round metal bar that is cut to a predetermined length, by a suitable combination of extrusion or cold forging processes, piercing processes, etc. as disclosed in Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-16693 .
- the multi-stepped hole (having the large diameter hole section, intermediate diameter hole section and small diameter hole section) of the metallic shell is required to be smaller in diameter and longer in length.
- the method of the above-described Japanese Patent Publication has a possibility of being encountered by a problem that tools such as piercing punches necessary for forming the multi-stepped hole are subjected to large loads and therefore quite short in life and a problem that there is a difficulty in attaining a desired straightness of the multi-stepped hole.
- US 1,701,401 discloses a stepped metallic shell in which the shells are made by deforming a tube.
- a method of making a metallic shell for a spark plug including a multi-stepped through hole, an intermediate tubular portion that is largest in outer diameter, a tip end side tubular portion disposed on a tip end side of the intermediate tubular portion and a base end side tubular portion disposed on a base end side of the intermediate tubular portion, the through hole including, in the order from a base end side to a tip end side of the spark plug, a large diameter hole section, an intermediate diameter hole section smaller in diameter than the large diameter hole section and a small diameter hole section smaller in a diameter than the intermediate diameter hole section, the method comprising the steps of:
- the method may further comprise installing an insulator assembly having an insulator in which a center electrode and a terminal member are installed in the metallic shell by inserting the insulator assembly into the metallic shell from the base end side thereof, and joining an end of a ground electrode to a tip end of the metallic shell and making another end side of the ground electrode be disposed opposite to the center electrode.
- Spark plugs having metallic shells manufactured by the methods described above can thus be produced.
- a spark plug is generally indicated by 1 and includes a tubular metallic shell 2 having a concentric, multi-stepped through hole 8, a tubular insulator 3 disposed in the through hole 8 having a concentric through hole 3H, a center electrode 4 disposed in a tip end side portion of the through hole 3H and a ground electrode 5 having one end fixedly attached to a tip end face of the metallic shell 2 and the other end side disposed opposite to the tip end face of the center electrode 4.
- the metallic shell 2 is tubular and has an intermediate tubular portion 21 having an outer circumferential periphery protruded radially outward, a tip end side tubular portion 22 smaller in outer diameter than the intermediate tubular portion 21 and disposed on the tip end side of the intermediate tubular portion 21 and a base end side tubular portion 23 disposed on the base end side of the intermediate tubular portion 21.
- the tip end side tubular portion 22 has on the outer circumferential surface thereof a male thread 6 by means of which the spark plug 1 is screwed onto a cylinder head (not shown), etc. and at the tip end side outer peripheral edge a chamfered or beveled portion 6X.
- the base end side tubular portion 23 has a tool engagement section 231 which is engaged by a tool such as a wrench at the time of installation of the spark plug 1 to the cylinder head or the like.
- the base end side tubular portion 23 further has at a base end side of the tool engagement section 231 a caulking section 232 used for fixing the insulator 3 to the metallic shell 2 by caulking.
- the multi-stepped through hole 8 has, in order from the base end side to the tip end side, a large diameter hole section 8L, an intermediate diameter hole section 8M smaller in diameter than the large diameter hole section 8L and a small diameter hole section 8S smaller in diameter than the intermediate diameter hole section 8M that are arranged successively. In the meantime, in FIG.
- the metallic shell 2 is shaped so that the length L from the end face of the intermediate tubular portion 21 to the tip end face of the tip end side tubular portion 22 is 25 mm and the outer diameter D of the tip end side tubular portion 22 is 10.1 mm.
- the insulator 3 is made of alumina ceramic and has the through hole 3H extending axially thereof. Also, within the through hole 3H and at the tip end side thereof is disposed the center electrode 4. Within the through hole 3H and at the base end side thereof is fixed a terminal member 7 for applying a high voltage to the center electrode 4. Further, within the through hole 3H and between the center electrode 4 and the terminal member 7 is disposed a resistor 9. The resistor 9 is electrically connected at the opposite ends thereof to center electrode 4 and the terminal member 7 by way of electrically conductive glass seal layers 10. Also by the electrically conductive glass seal layers 10, the center electrode 4, resistor 9 and the terminal member 7 are hermetically sealed with respect to the through hole 3H.
- the insulator 3 includes a protruded portion 31 that protrudes radially outward so as to fittingly engage the large diameter hole section 8L when the insulator 3 is fitted in the metallic shell 2, a base end portion 32 located on the base end side of the protruded portion 31 and smaller in outer diameter than the large diameter hole section 8L of the metallic shell 2, an intermediate portion 33 disposed on the tip end side of the protruded portion 31 and engaging the intermediate diameter hole section 8M when the insulator 3 is fitted in the metallic shell 2, and a tip end portion or leg portion 34 that forms a space within the small diameter hole section 8S when the insulator 3 is fitted in the metallic shell 2.
- a pipe that is used as a starting material for a method of making a metallic shell is cut to a predetermined length thereby preparing a pipe-shaped blank P shown in FIG. 3A .
- the blank P is made of a low carbon steel such as S10C, S17C, S25C, S45C, SVS430 that are prescribed in Japanese Industrial standards and has a concentric through hole 80 that is equal in diameter to the small diameter hole section 8S of the multi-stepped through hole 8.
- the outer diameter of the blank P is equal to that of the intermediate tubular portion 21 of the metallic shell 2.
- the inner and outer diameters of the blank P may be adjusted to size by pretreatments that are carried out prior to subjecting the blank P to a deformation process.
- the blank P is loaded in a forging die of a cold forging machine and the tip end side tubular portion 22 is formed by extrusion.
- a pin 11 of such a thickness as to fit in the through hole 80 is first inserted into the hole 80. Then, the blank P is inserted into a die 12 together with the pin 11 and pushed down by a punch (no numeral) such that the tip end side tubular portion 22 is formed by extrusion. In this instance, the leading end portion of the pin 11 is adapted to move into a kick-out sleeve 13 (which may be integral with the die 12) to be supported thereby. Further, an upper portion of the blank P above the tip end side tubular portion 22 maintains an initial outer diameter, i.e., an outer diameter equal to that of the intermediate tubular portion 21.
- a punch 14 with a pin equal in diameter to the pin 11 is inserted into the through hole 80 of the blank P and pushed down such that the upper part of the through hole 80 is expanded to form the large diameter hole section 8L of the stepped hole 8 by extrusion.
- the leading end portion of the punch 14 is adapted to move into a kick-out sleeve 15 (the kick-out sleeve 15 may be formed integral with a die 16) to be supported thereby.
- the portion of the blank P above the tip end side tubular portion 22 maintains an outer diameter equal to that of the intermediate tubular portion 21.
- a mandrel 17 is inserted into an upper part of the through hole 80, while surrounding the upper part of the blank P above the tip end side tubular portion 22 by an upper die (no numeral) having a stepped hole including a larger diameter hole section equal in diameter to the outer circumferential periphery of the intermediate tubular portion 21 and a smaller diameter hole section equal in diameter to the outer circumferential periphery of the base end side tubular portion such that the base end side tubular portion 23 is formed by backward extrusion.
- the base end side tubular portion 23 in this embodiment has a hexagonal outer peripheral shape as shown in FIG. 3B .
- the outer peripheral shape of the base end side tubular portion 23 is not limited to the hexagonal shape but can be any other shape such as a so-called Bi-HEX shape.
- the blank P having been processed as above is loaded in a die 20 and a stepped punch 18 is pushed into the axial through hole 80 so that the intermediate diameter hole section 8M of the stepped hole 8 is formed by extrusion.
- the punch 18 is multi-stepped to have a small diameter portion, intermediate diameter portion and larger diameter portion that are equal in diameter to the small diameter hole section 8S; intermediate diameter hole section 8M and large diameter hole section L, respectively.
- the small diameter portion of the punch 18 is adapted to move into a kick-out sleeve 19 (which may be integral with a die 20) to be supported thereby.
- the die 20 has a through hole (no numeral) with a smaller diameter hole section of the diameter equal to the outer diameter of the tip end side tubular portion 22 and a larger diameter hole section of a diameter equal to the outer diameter of the intermediate tubular portion 21.
- FIGS. 1A to 1D the order of the steps can be changed, i.e., the step of FIG. 1C and the step of FIG. 1D can be replaced with each other.
- the steps of such a method are shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D and the description thereto is omitted for brevity since it will be the same as that of the steps of FIGS. 1A to 1D except for replacement of the description of FIG. 1C with that of FIG. 1D .
- a metallic shell intermediate article 200 shown in FIG. 3B is obtained.
- the metallic shell intermediate article 200 is formed at the tip end side tubular portion 22 with the male thread 6 (refer to FIG. 4 ) and the chamfered or beveled portion 6X.
- the base end of the base end side tubular portion 23 is cut or machined so as to be formed with a caulking section 232. Further, the tool engagement section 231 is finished by suitable cutting or machining, whereby the metallic shell 2 is completed.
- the insulator 3 receiving therewithin the center electrode 4 as shown in FIG. 4 is fitted the insulator 3 receiving therewithin the center electrode 4 as shown in FIG. 4 , and the caulking section 232 is bent inward, i.e., caulked.
- This causes the protruded portion 31 of the insulator 3 to be lockingly engaged with the caulking section 232 of the metallic shell 2 by way of rings 100 and ceramic filler powder 101, while causing a shoulder section between the intermediate diameter hole section 8M and the small diameter hole section 8S and a shoulder section between the intermediate portion 33 and the leg portion 34 to be abuttingly engaged with each other.
- the insulator 3, etc. are installed in the metallic shell 2, whereby the assemblage of the spark plug 3 is completed.
- a metal pipe is used as a starting material in the method of making a metallic shell, that is, a pipe is used for preparing a pipe-shaped blank P.
- This can dispense with piercing or perforating of the through hole 80 of the blank P and therefore the tools such as a punch and die for such piercing or perforating.
- the method described above makes it possible to form the multi-stepped hole straightly, in a way as to allow the multi-stepped hole to have a good straightness, thus making it possible to produce a spark plug of a small sized and long reach type with a high accuracy and at low cost.
- the inner diameter of a pipe that is used as a starting material is larger than the small diameter hole section 8S and smaller than the large diameter hole section 8L of the multi-stepped hole 8.
- an amount of metal to be processed i.e., an amount of metal that is caused to flow for forming the multi-stepped hole 8
- the inner diameter of the pipe is preferably made equal to one of the large diameter hole section 8L, intermediate diameter hole section 8M and small diameter hole section 8S of the multi-stepped hole 8.
- the inner diameter of the pipe is equal to the diameter of the small diameter hole section 8S. This can dispense with processing of the small diameter hole section 8S, thus making it possible to elongate the life of the tools used in carrying out the method and produce the metallic shell at low cost.
- the outer diameter of the pipe that is used as a starting material is larger than that of the tip end side tubular portion 22 of the metallic shell 2 and smaller than the intermediate tubular portion 21 of the metallic shell 2.
- the amount of metal to be processed i.e., an amount of metal caused to flow for forming the tip end side tubular portion 22, intermediate tubular portion 21 and base end side tubular portion 23
- the amount of metal to be processed can be smaller, thus making it possible to elongate the life of the tools or dies used for carrying out the method and produce the metallic shell 2 with a high accuracy and at low cost.
- the outer diameter of the pipe that is used as a starting material be equal to that of one of the tip end side tubular portion 22, intermediate tubular portion 21 and base end side tubular portion 23. This can dispense with processing of the tubular portion of an outer diameter to which the outer diameter of the pipe is made equal, thus making it possible to further elongate the life of the tools used in the method and produce the metallic shell 2 with a higher accuracy and at lower cost.
- the method of the present invention makes it possible to produce a metallic shell with a straight multi-stepped hole assuredly even if the final shape of the metallic shell is of such dimensions that a length L from an end face of the intermediate tubular portion to a tip end face of the tip end side tubular portion exceeds 19 mm (i.e., of so-called long reach type). This makes it possible to elongate the life of the tools used in the method
- the method of the present invention makes it possible to produce a metallic shell with a straight multi-stepped hole assuredly even if the final shape of the metallic shell is of such dimensions that the front end diameter D of the tip end side tubular portion is less than 10.5 mm. This makes it possible to elongate the life of the tools used in the method.
- the front end diameter D is intended to indicate the diameter of the front end of the metallic shell excluding the chamfered corner portion. Accordingly, the present invention is applicable to a spark plug of the type that does not have any thread on the outer peripheral surface thereof, i.e., of a so-called unthreaded type.
- the method of the present invention makes it possible to produce a metallic shell with ease even if the final shape of the metallic shell is of such dimensions that an axial length T of the small diameter hole section exceeds 2 mm, the metallic shell of such dimensions having a difficulty of being produced.
- the metallic shell 2 of the spark plug 1 is formed from the pipe-shaped blank P that is prepared by using the metal pipe having a predetermined inner diameter that is made equal to that of the small diameter hole section 8S (i.e., the smallest diameter hole section). That is, the small diameter hole section 8S of the metallic shell 2 can be obtained by utilizing the inner diameter of the pipe as it is, thus making it possible to dispense with processing of the small diameter hole section 8S and therefore making it possible to obtain the spark plug 1 that is highly accurate and produced at low cost. Further, the hole sections of the metallic shell 2 other than the small diameter hole section 8S is formed by enlarging the inner diameter of the pipe. This enables the multi-stepped hole 8 of the metallic shell 2 to be formed by utilizing the axis of the pipe, thus making it possible to obtain the spark plug 1 with the metallic shell 2 having the multi-stepped hole 8 of a good straightness.
- the lower half of the small diameter hole section 8S' of the multi-stepped hole 8 of the intermediate article 200' may be expanded so as to be nearly equal in diameter to the intermediate diameter hole section 8M.
- a cold forging step for forming such an expanded hole section by a punch that is inserted into the hole 80 from the lower side thereof is added to the middle or the end of the steps of FIGS. 1A to 1D or FIGS. 2A to 2D .
- the metallic shell 2 that can be made by the method of the present invention can be varied in size variously but the method of the present invention can exert most usefulness in case the final shape of the metallic shell 2, as in the embodiment described above, is of such dimensions that the length L (refer to FIG. 4 ) from the end face of the intermediate tubular portion 21 to the tip end face of the tip end side tubular portion 22 exceeds 19 mm or the tip end diameter D (refer to FIG. 4 ) of the tip end side tubular portion 22 is less than 10.5 mm or the axial length T (refer to FIG. 4 ) of small diameter hole section 8S exceeds 2 mm.
- the spark plug 1 for which the metallic shell 2 of the size and shape described above is classified into a small-sized or long reach type.
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- Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Metallgehäuses (2) für eine Zündkerze (1), wobei das Metallgehäuse (2) ein mehrfach abgestuftes Durchgangsloch (8), einen mittleren rohrförmigen Teil (21), der vom Außendurchmesser her am größten ist, ein spitzenendseitiges rohrförmiges Teil (22), welches an einer Spitzenendseite des mittleren rohrförmigen Teils (21) angeordnet ist, und ein sockelendseitiges rohrförmiges Teil (23), welches an einer Sockelendseite des mittleren rohrförmigen Teils (21) angeordnet ist, umfasst, wobei das Durchgangsloch (8) in der Reihenfolge von einer Sockelendseite zu einer Spitzenendseite der Zündkerze (1) einen Abschnitt (8L) mit einem Loch großen Durchmessers, einen Abschnitt (8M) mit einem Loch mittleren Durchmessers, der von kleinerem Durchmesser als der Abschnitt (8L) mit einem Loch großen Durchmessers ist, und einen Abschnitt (8S) mit einem Loch kleinen Durchmessers, der vom Durchmesser kleiner als der Abschnitt (8M) mit einem Loch mittleren Durchmessers ist, aufweist, wobei das Verfahren folgende Schritte umfasst:- Zuschneiden eines als Ausgangsmaterial verwendeten Metallrohrs auf eine festgelegte Länge und dadurch Erzeugen eines rohrförmigen Rohlings (P); und- Durchführen eines Umformungsprozesses am Rohling (P) und dadurch Formen des Rohlings (P) zu dem Metallgehäuse (2);wobei ein Innendurchmesser des Rohrs gleich einem Durchmesser des Abschnitts (8S) mit einem Loch kleinen Durchmessers ist, ein Außendurchmesser des Rohrs gleich dem Außendurchmesser des mittleren rohrförmigen Teils (21) ist und es sich bei dem Umformungsprozess um Extrudieren handelt.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, welches weiterhin umfasst:- nach dem Schritt des Zuschneidens einen zweiten Schritt des Formens eines spitzenendseitigen Teils des Rohlings (P) zu dem spitzenendseitigen rohrförmigen Teil (22) mit kleinerem Außendurchmesser als der Rohling (P) durch Extrudieren;- einen dritten Schritt des Bearbeitens einer Sockelendseite des Rohlings (P) durch Extrudieren, um ein Durchgangsloch (80) des Rohlings (P) teilweise zu weiten, und dadurch des Bildens des Abschnitts (8L) mit einem Loch großen Durchmessers;- einen vierten Schritt des Bearbeitens der Sockelendseite des Rohlings (P) durch Extrudieren und dadurch des Bildens des sockelendseitigen rohrförmigen Teils (23), der von kleinerem Außendurchmesser als der Rohling (P) ist, während gleichzeitig der mittlere rohrförmige Teil (21) gebildet wird; und- einen fünften Schritt des Bearbeitens der Sockelendseite des Rohlings (P) durch Extrudieren, um das Durchgangsloch (80) des Rohlings (P) teilweise zu weiten, und dadurch des Bildens des Abschnitts (8M) mit einem Loch mittleren Durchmessers, während gleichzeitig der Abschnitt (8S) mit einem Loch kleinen Durchmessers gebildet wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, welches weiterhin umfasst:- nach dem Schritt des Zuschneidens einen zweiten Schritt des Formens eines spitzenendseitigen Teils des Rohlings (P) zu dem spitzenendseitigen rohrförmigen Teil (22) mit kleinerem Außendurchmesser als der Rohling (P) durch Extrudieren;- einen dritten Schritt des Bearbeitens einer Sockelendseite des Rohlings (P) durch Extrudieren, um ein Durchgangsloch (8) des Rohlings (P) teilweise zu weiten, und dadurch des Bildens des Abschnitts (8L) mit einem Loch großen Durchmessers;- einen vierten Schritt des Bearbeitens der Sockelendseite des Rohlings (P) durch Extrudieren, um das Durchgangsloch (80) des Rohlings (P) teilweise zu weiten, und dadurch des Bildens des Abschnitts (8M) mit einem Loch mittleren Durchmessers, während gleichzeitig der Abschnitt (8S) mit einem Loch kleinen Durchmessers gebildet wird; und- einen fünften Schritt des Bearbeitens der Sockelendseite des Rohlings (P) durch Extrudieren durch Extrudieren und dadurch des Bildens der Sockelendseite des Rohlings (P) zu dem sockelendseitigen rohrförmigen Abschnitt (23) mit kleinerem Außendurchmesser als der Rohling (P), während gleichzeitig der mittlere rohrförmige Teil (21) gebildet wird.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine endgültige Form des Metallgehäuses (2) solche Abmessungen hat, dass eine Länge (L) von einer Endfläche des mittleren rohrförmigen Teils (21) zu einer Spitzenendfläche des spitzenendseitigen rohrförmigen Teils (22) 19 mm überschreitet.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die endgültige Form des Metallgehäuses (2) solche Abmessungen hat, dass ein Durchmesser (D) des spitzenendseitigen rohrförmigen Teils (22) weniger als 10,5 mm beträgt.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine endgültige Form des Metallgehäuses (2) so bemessen ist, dass eine axiale Länge (T) des Abschnitts (8S) mit einem Loch kleinen Durchmessers 2 mm überschreitet.
- Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Metallgehäuses (2) nach Anspruch 1, welches weiterhin umfasst:- Einbauen einer Isolatoranordnung mit einem Isolator (3), in dem eine Mittelelektrode (4) und ein Steckerelement (7) eingebaut sind, in das Metallgehäuse (2) durch das Einführen der Isolatoranordnung in das Metallgehäuse (2) von dessen Sockelendseite; und- Verbinden eines Endes einer Masseelektrode (5) mit einem Spitzenende des Metallgehäuses (2) und Anordnen einer anderen Endseite der Masseelektrode (5) gegenüber der Mittelelektrode (4).
- Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Zündkerze, welches umfasst: Vorsehen eines Isolators (3) mit einem axialen Durchgangsloch (3H);Vorsehen einer Mittelelektrode (4), die im Durchgangsloch (3 H) des Isolators (3) angeordnet ist, so dass sie an einer Spitzenendseite desselben positioniert ist; Vorsehen eines Metallgehäuses (2) durch das Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche; und Anordnen des Isolators durch das mehrfach abgestufte Durchgangsloch des Metallgehäuses.
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